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Raydah Natural Reserve
Raydah Natural Reserve
Raydah Natural Reserve
Raydah Natural Reserve, or Raidah Sanctuary, is a nature reserve located northwest of the city of Abha in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, within the Sarawat Mountains. The reserve consists of steep slopes grooved by valleys and covered with dense vegetation, the most important of which are juniper trees, wild olives, acacia, and various types of cacti.
The reserve is home to a variety of animals such as the Arabian Wolf, Caracal, Rock Hyrax, Mongoose, and Nubian Ibex, and also it is home to a variety of birdlife like Yemen thrush, Arabian Red-Legged Partridge, Arabian Woodpecker, and Yemen Linnet.
The reserve is home to a variety of animals such as the Arabian Wolf, Caracal, Rock Hyrax, Mongoose, and Nubian Ibex, and also it is home to a variety of birdlife like Yemen thrush, Arabian Red-Legged Partridge, Arabian Woodpecker, and Yemen Linnet.

by Gadallah NS, Soliman AM, Al Dhafer HM (2020), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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See also in Saudi Arabia
Farasan Islands Protected Area
Harrat Uwayrid Nature Reserve
Uruq Bani Mu’arid Protected Area
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Natural Reserve
Asir National Park
Ibex Reserve Protected Area
Jabal Aja Protected Area
Saja Umm Ar-Rimth Natural Reserve
Imam Saud bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve
Nafud al-ʽUrayq Natural Reserve
Shada Mountain Reserve
Umm al-Qamari Islands
Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Natural Reserve
Al-Jubail Marine Wildlife Sanctuary
Wadi Turabah Nature Reserve
Majami’al-Hadb Reserve
Bioclimatic Refugia of Western Arabia